The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Ageela Saleh, has announced the opening of candidacy for the position of Prime Minister for the new Libyan government.
In a press statement received by Sputnik, the official spokesperson for the Libyan House of Representatives, Abdullah Blehaq, said, “The Speaker of the House has announced the opening of candidacy for the position of Prime Minister. Those interested and who believe they are qualified for this position should submit their candidacy documents to the Office of the House Clerk at the Council’s headquarters in Benghazi from Sunday, July 28, until August 11, 2024.”
He added, “The Speaker of the House has invited the leadership and members of the High Council of State to endorse candidates they find competent for the position of Prime Minister.”
Blehaq emphasized that “this announcement is based on the provisions of the Constitutional Declaration, the 13th Constitutional Amendment, the election laws issued by the House of Representatives, and the agreements reached by the 6+6 Committee.”
He pointed out that “this decision is based on the agreement between the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Head of the High Council of State, and the Head of the Presidential Council, which was made at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo on March 10, 2024. It is also based on the statement issued by members of the House of Representatives and members of the High Council of State during the meeting held in Cairo on July 18, 2024.”
During the Cairo meeting, attended by members of both the House of Representatives and the High Council of State, participants agreed to form a single new government to prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections.
The final statement of the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State called for “the establishment of a political roadmap to end the crisis leading to elections, the House of Representatives to announce the opening of candidacy, and the commencement of endorsements and review of candidates’ files for a national leadership government to oversee the country’s affairs.”
